Wednesday, December 18, 2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency over bird flu

 https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366205912112

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-california-declares-state-of-emergency-over-bird-flu-outbreak-in-dairy-cattle

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/12/18/governor-newsom-takes-proactive-action-to-strengthen-robust-state-response-to-bird-flu/

Drones spotted near at least 17 military bases located next to Chinese-owned land in US

https://nypost.com/2024/12/18/us-news/drones-seen-by-17-military-bases-next-to-chinese-owned-us-land/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14207617/Radiation-levels-New-York-spike-mysterious-drones-terrorize-Northeast.html

Nothing like having conflicting reports.

https://nypost.com/2024/12/18/us-news/nj-military-base-confirms-multiple-contraband-smuggling-drone-incursions-this-year/

Pentagon Rules Out Threats From Multiple Drone Sightings in New Jersey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXv-jUpo4Oo


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=drones

Batteries Not Included (1987)

Batteries_Not_Included is a silly Sci-Fi movie about some visiting drone size, AI controlled vehicles. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batteries_Not_Included#Plot

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm154406657/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm2857897729/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm3931836161/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm1698500353/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm54333185/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm3193442049/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092494/mediaviewer/rm2448450560/

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/batteries-not-included-1987

https://amblin.com/movie/batteries-not-included/

Drone sightings and security concerns: A growing debate

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyHkfTZaAIw

Confusion Or Coverup: Mysterious Drones Over East Coast Lead To Calls For Military Intervention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29biKwY5baQ

Drones are not tracking missing radioactive material in New Jersey, officials say https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpC8t3oIvu0

Rand Paul Blocks Drone Security Bill Due To Concerns Over Privacy Violations And Overreach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApiXNv9eiXA


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=drones

The Batman: Part II Gets a Major Update Following Several Setbacks

 https://movieweb.com/the-batman-2-part-ii-filming-cast-script-update/


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Batman

Cash versus digital payment systems

 https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/cash-vs-digital-payments

There is a lot of convenience, but its not convenient if you are locked out of the system.

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/digital-development/cash-vs-digital-how-do-digital-government-person-payments-ease-lives-recipients

Digital certainly makes sense for big transactions.

https://www.clearlypayments.com/blog/global-shift-from-cash-checks-to-digital-payments/

However, on a person to person or human level, cash isn't just nostalgic, its essential.

https://www.bis.org/statistics/payment_stats/commentary2301.htm

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/economic-bulletin/articles/2024/html/ecb.ebart202402_02~d821c613a7.en.html

https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/15255-cash-free-society.html

https://www.bajajfinserv.in/digital-payment-vs-cash-payment

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

James Gunn on the Set of Superman

 https://gizmodo.com/james-gunn-superman-set-visit-interview-clark-lois-lex-luthor-2000538088

Superman has remained somewhat consistent through the decades.

https://comicbookmovie.com/superman/full-superman-trailer-description-leaks-online-and-it-sounds-unbelievably-awesome---spoilers-a215114

The Science of Star Trek with Dr. Charles Liu

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CJQKaQ62M4 , https://www.youtube.com/@StarTalk/videos

How Star Trek's Future Works Part 1: Money, Work and Property https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJwWxT269ec

How Star Trek's Future Works Part 2: Social Currency and Government https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDFDmk0hoUw

How Star Trek's Future Works Part 3: Housing and Leisure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOs4M9NE04M

Star Trek's TV and "Cinematic" Problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kXy2nzqiLs

The Ultimate Star Trek Kelvin Timeline Retrospective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY-iiyqiV80

Even More Bad News For The Batman Part 2?

 https://gamerant.com/james-gunn-bad-news-the-batman-2

The+Batman movie really deserves a sequel, but certain things still have to be worked out.

https://bleedingfool.com/movies-tv-film/some-conflicting-reports-on-matt-reeves-the-batman-2-script/

https://comicbookmovie.com/batman/the-batman/james-gunn-clears-the-air-on-whats-happening-with-the-batman-part-ii---will-it-be-set-in-the-dcu-a215088

https://screenrant.com/dc-universe-robert-pattinson-batman-not-in-james-gunn-agree/


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Batman

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Trump says it’s ‘fine’ after Ontario's threat to cut energy to border states

 https://globalnews.ca/news/10915221/donald-trump-doug-ford-energy-threat-tariffs/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/premiers-disagree-on-whether-canada-should-cut-off-energy-supply-to-u-s-if-trump-moves-ahead-with-tariffs-1.7143667

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/doug-ford-tariff-threat-energy-exports-1.7408644

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/13/ontario-trump-tariff-liquor

Could Canada really become the 51st U.S. state? How Trump's joke could become reality

 https://nationalpost.com/news/could-one-way-to-make-america-great-again-be-a-transfusion-of-canadians

Will O' The Wisp

 https://legendsofthemultiuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Will_O'_The_Wisp

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WillOTheWisp

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsta.2014.0206

Does The Willow Quantum Chip Show That We’re in a Multiverse?

 https://manofmany.com/tech/google-quantum-computing

https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-makes-quantum-leap-willow-chip-multiverse

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/10/google-says-its-new-quantum-chip-indicates-that-multiple-universes-exist/

https://www.newsweek.com/google-quantum-chip-parallel-universes-willow-1999224

https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-parent-alphabet-jumps-quantum-chip-breakthrough-2024-12-10/

https://www.sciencealert.com/googles-new-chip-could-crack-one-of-quantum-computings-biggest-problems

The+multiverse concept is quite a fascinating theory.

https://science.howstuffworks.com/10-reasons-multiverse-is-real-possibility.htm

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c791ng0zvl3o

https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/

https://www.livescience.com/multiverse

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/what-is-the-multiverse

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heres-why-we-might-live-in-a-multiverse/

Do We Live In a Multiverse? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjE8siMesNE

https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/blog/top-multiverse-theories-niyah-and-the-multiverse/

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

The startup that mocked SF with anti-human billboards defends its bold campaign saying AI itself is dystopian

 https://getcoai.com/news/the-startup-that-mocked-sf-with-anti-human-billboards-defends-its-bold-choice-saying-ai-itself-is-dystopian/

https://gizmodo.com/ai-firms-stop-hiring-humans-billboard-campaign-sparks-outrage-2000536368

Mysterious New Jersey drone sightings

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/11/new-jersey-drone-sightings-state-of-emergency

 https://nypost.com/2024/12/11/us-news/mystery-nj-drones-are-coming-from-iranian-mothership-offshore-congressman-claims-these-drones-should-be-shot-down/

https://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2024/12/11/drones-over-new-jersey-likely-military-or-defense-contractor-expert-pramod-abichandani/76898388007/

https://www.nj.com/morris/2024/12/after-nighttime-flights-faa-bans-drones-over-trumps-nj-golf-course.html

https://abc7ny.com/post/drones-nj-new-jersey-mayors-police-lawmakers-hold-special-meeting-mystery/15641368/

Severe pain shaped UnitedHealth CEO murder suspect’s view of health system

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/11/luigi-mangione-back-pain-healthcare-shooting

Intense pain can drive a person to become drastic.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/luigi-mangiones-chronic-back-pain-likely-escalated-homicidal-thoughts-board-certified-neurosurgeon

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reddit-account-linked-luigi-mangione-back-pain-surgery-rcna183674

https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-back-pain-ceo-shooter-what-we-know-surgery-1998995

https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/us-news/luigi-mangione-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-unitedhealthcare-ceo-reported-missing-by-family-after-back-surgery/


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=US+Healthcare+System

Healthcare in the United States

If a person is angry with the U$ Healthcare_System, as a result of a botched surgery or other issues, a seething level of rage can grow.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_the_United_States#Health_insurance_and_accessibility

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_the_United_States#Overall_system_effectiveness

https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/luigi-mangiones-chronic-back-pain-likely-escalated-homicidal-thoughts-board-certified-neurosurgeon

Unfortunately, if a person is experiencing constant back-pain and frustrated with the US Healthcare_System, such a person could go over the edge and take a violent course of action.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/11/luigi-mangione-back-pain-healthcare-shooting

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-spondylolisthesis-back-pain-reddit-surgery-b2662396.html

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-12-11/what-is-spondylolisthesis-the-back-condition-that-derailed-luigi-mangiones-life


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=US+Healthcare+System

UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder suspect Luigi Mangione

 https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/11/luigi-mangione-notebook-unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thompson-murder-.html

https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-c68d0328f278d85fcf201ae89f634098

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/12/11/what-is-spondylolisthesis-ceo-shooting-suspect/76917811007/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vkygny20xo

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/luigi-mangiones-traditional-indian-attire-sparks-social-media-buzz-luigi-maganlal/articleshow/116231203.cms


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Luigi+Mangione

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=US+Healthcare+System

South Korea’s martial law debacle

 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/11/the-guardian-view-on-south-koreas-martial-law-debacle-a-democratic-beacon-needs-new-leadership

This is quite a tough and confusing time for South+Korea.

https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-martial-law-3210438b8663fe609bfe4cb8b748a114

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/g-s1-37718/south-korea-president-insurrection-charges

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Trump's talk of 51st state called Canada is an age-old dream, and no joke

"To outsiders, the second-largest country on Earth is loosely governed by people with little interest in developing spectacular resources other countries would love to have" https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-trump-talk-51st-state-canada-dream-no-joke

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-suggests-canada-become-51st-state.html

William vs. Trog

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_(film) 

After 35,000 Years, Scientists Secretly Bring Back Neanderthals on Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaILb1nmOGE

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6316816/

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/william-2019

https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/film-review-william-1203183932/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trog , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68JrnoSzgVo

https://monster-and-slashers.fandom.com/wiki/Trog

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/trog-1970

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trog#Production , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsIdokqEm4U

An AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying “stop hiring humans”

 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/12/ai-company-trolls-san-francisco-with-billboards-saying-stop-hiring-humans/

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-francisco-tech-startup-advertises-replacing-people-with-ai-employees/

Alberta leads new poll on if Canada should become the 51st US state

 https://dailyhive.com/calgary/alberta-poll-canada-should-become-the-51st-state

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-trudeau-governor-great-state-canada-1.7406226

Trump mocks Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the 'governor' of the 'Great State of Canada'

 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-mocks-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-governor-great-state-canada-rcna183570

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-suggests-canada-become-51st-state.html

Monday, December 09, 2024

Luigi Mangione charged with murdering healthcare CEO in New York

 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2zwqqr1ro

Was the murder of UnitedHealthcare+CEO+Brian+Thompson perpetrated by just one person? That will have to be determined in court.

"Mangione was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs and a U.S. passport, Tisch said. One of the IDs matched the fake New Jersey ID that the shooting suspect used to check into a Manhattan hostel before the shooting, the commissioner said." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luigi-mangione-healthcare-ceo-shooting-what-we-know/

"Mangione was found with a ghost gun — a weapon that can be made at home, and is nearly untraceable — and a suppressor. He also had multiple pieces of fake identification similar to those believed to have been used by the killer, officials said, as well as similar clothes." https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/luigi-mangione-brian-thompson-shooting-1.7405958

"Mangione graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020, a Penn spokesperson confirmed to CBS News. He received a Master of Science in engineering with a major in computer and information science, and a Bachelor of Science in engineering, majoring in computer science with a minor in mathematics, the spokesperson confirmed." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luigi-mangione-healthcare-ceo-shooting-what-we-know 

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/12/10/nyc-killing-suspect-was-ivy-league-graduate-who-praised-unabomber/

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/unitedhealthcare-luigi-mangione-family-maryland-brian-thompson/?intcid=CNR-02-0623


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Luigi+Mangione

Suspect (Luigi Mangione) in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

 https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-suspect-ceo-assassin-shooter-eaee0b7d31b319f42e0cf7f2f7badfb1

If its proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he is the shooter, or was involved with the murder in any other way, he is facing several decades or even life in prison for the murder of UnitedHealthcare+CEO+Brian+Thompson

For any young guy going into the big house for the rest of his life, he will likely be heavily used and abused by the very hardened convicts.

https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/us-news/person-of-interest-in-fatal-shooting-of-unitedhealthcare-boss-brian-thompson-idd-as-luigi-mangione-an-ex-ivy-league-student/

He will be their plaything and party toy, but at the end of the day, he will just become another prison boy.

https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-suspect-ceo-assassin-shooter-b5ff640798d799271ddd8db9f3d2a20e

His trial for taking the life of CEO+Brian+Thompson will likely reveal his motive.

https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/us-news/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-suspect-in-custody-live-updates


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Luigi+Mangione

Friday, December 06, 2024

The UnitedHealthcare CEO was killed and many people had little sympathy

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/12/05/unitedhealthcare-ceo-killed-meme/76794715007/

Unfortunately, these huge profit driven healthcare providers always have one main objective. If a person is suffering from a botched surgery, or has other issues, it can be very easy to become enraged with the US+Healthcare+System.

https://www.ispor.org/heor-resources/more-heor-resources/us-healthcare-system-overview/us-healthcare-system-overview-background-page-1

Friday, November 22, 2024

Colin Chilvers, Visual Effects Veteran and Oscar Recipient for ‘Superman,’ Dies at 79

 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/colin-chilvers-dead-superman-vfx-oscar-1236069466


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Synchronicity+Between+Superman+and+The+Matrix

11/22/63

11/22/63 is an interesting Time Travel novel, as most TT stories usually are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11/22/63#Plot

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10644930-11-22-63

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11/22/63#Critical_reception

https://stephenking.com/works/novel/11-22-63.html


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11.22.63

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2879552 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlYzI5nnvIo


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Time+Travel

Simulacron-3 (1964)

Simulacron-3 is a story about a Counterfeit World or a VR World (VRW) with Digital Player_Characters and some Non-Player_Characters. It's a fantastic VR Sci-Fi simulation story from the 1960s. How advanced, convincing or realistic could various simulations get after 50 or 100 years or especially 1000 years of development?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_simulation_game#Social_simulation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality#20th_century

https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/npc-meaning


https://activeplayer.io/

https://steamcharts.com/top

https://newzoo.com/resources/rankings/top-20-pc-games

https://help.wolfy.net/en/article/inactivity-in-game-1af3a50

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

USDA's Dereliction in Containing Bird Flu Could Cause Calamitous Pandemic

 https://www.acsh.org/news/2024/11/12/usdas-dereliction-containing-bird-flu-could-cause-calamitous-pandemic-part-1-49097

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Civilizations and Their Lessons for Today

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/echoes-of-impermanence-the-rise-and-fall-of-ancient-civilizations-and-their-lessons-for-today/ar-BB1kiy6v?cvid=55a159bdcf1140b2a5e5c6d9a890bed5&ei=17

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/were-advanced-civilizations-here-before-us/vi-AA1tTqXy?cvid=cb9420ca656646f8a271f4e0e9f41305&ei=67#details

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/mit-data-predicted-societal-collapse-this-century--could-they-be-right/ar-BB1h9kcG?disableErrorRedirect=true&infiniteContentCount=0&cvid=cb9420ca656646f8a271f4e0e9f41305&ei=79

4 Killed After a Tesla Crash Sparks Fire in Toronto

 https://people.com/4-killed-after-tesla-crash-sparks-fire-in-toronto-8743464

This usually can be such great AI navigation and control technology, but obviously, there are still some issues to be resolved. 

https://autos.yahoo.com/fiery-tesla-crash-traps-kills-163000261.html?

https://www.ctvnews.ca/autos/you-couldn-t-open-the-door-concerns-over-awareness-of-and-access-to-tesla-emergency-latch-after-4-killed-in-toronto-5-killed-in-wisconsin-1.7108463

https://www.tesla.com/en_ca/VehicleSafetyReport

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/nhtsa-opens-probe-into-24-mln-tesla-vehicles-over-full-self-driving-collisions-2024-10-18/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-crash-france-fire-4-deaths-investigation/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/us-regulator-tesla-self-driving-1.7355794

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/26/tesla-autopilot-fatal-crash

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tesla_Autopilot_crashes

https://www.tesladeaths.com/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebanker/2023/12/18/tesla-has-the-highest-accident-rate-of-any-auto-brand/


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Tesla+Vehicles

Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Is AI Going to Replace Your Job?

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/is-ai-going-to-replace-your-job-by-2025-how-to-stay-relevant/ar-AA1mANEL?cvid=55a159bdcf1140b2a5e5c6d9a890bed5&ei=29

Things could get a little unsettling over the next few years and decades as AI and robotics starts to really take more jobs away from people.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/ai-rent-rigging-how-algorithms-inflate-housing-costs-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/ar-AA1to0tt?cvid=55a159bdcf1140b2a5e5c6d9a890bed5&ei=42

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/how-ai-is-changing-the-dynamics-of-multimedia-content-creation/ar-AA1kBKg4?cvid=55a159bdcf1140b2a5e5c6d9a890bed5&ei=57

The US launch of a hypersonic nuclear missile

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/launch-hypersonic-nuclear-missile-hours-34046241

https://www.vice.com/en/article/everything-you-ever-needed-to-know-about-hypersonic-missiles/

https://theconversation.com/how-hypersonic-missiles-work-and-the-unique-threats-they-pose-an-aerospace-engineer-explains-180836

There are several potential Nuclear+War+Scenarios and they all end terribly for civilization and the world in general.


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=hypersonic+nuclear+missiles

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Russian+nuclear+forces

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Nuclear+War+Scenarios

ChatGPT's new search engine

 https://theweek.com/tech/chatgpt-search-engine-google-killer

https://www.bostondigital.com/insights/google-search-versus-chatgpt-chatgpt-was-never-meant-be-search-engine

https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/goodbye-google-i-spent-the-weekend-with-chatgpt-search-and-im-not-going-back

https://mashable.com/article/chatgpt-search-has-arrived-how-to-use-it

https://searchengineland.com/chatgpt-search-officially-launches-447919

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/31/24283906/openai-chatgpt-live-web-search-searchgpt

https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/

Tuesday, November 05, 2024

US to test hypersonic nuclear missile just hours after election polls close - amid growing WWIII fears

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14044755/US-test-hypersonic-nuclear-missile-TONIGHT-just-hours-election-polls-close-amid-growing-WWIII-fears.html

https://scitechdaily.com/how-hypersonic-missiles-work-and-the-significant-threats-they-pose/

https://theconversation.com/how-hypersonic-missiles-work-and-the-unique-threats-they-pose-an-aerospace-engineer-explains-180836

China's hypersonic missile https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59001850


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Russian+nuclear+forces

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=hypersonic+nuclear+missiles

How Guy Fawkes' Gunpowder Plot would have compared to a nuclear attack on London: The surprisingly huge blast radius had he succeeded

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14042523/Guy-Fawkes-Gunpowder-Plot-Interactive-map.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?sel=site&searchPhrase=Guy+Fawkes+Night


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Guy+Fawkes+Night

Matthew McConaughey unveils otherworldly aliens in upcoming sci-fi game

 https://www.space.com/entertainment/matthew-mcconaughey-unveils-four-new-creature-trailers-for-upcoming-sci-fi-game-exodus-videos

History of Guy Fawkes Night

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night#Origins_and_history_in_Great_Britain

https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/guy-fawkes-and-the-gunpowder-plot/#gs.h7xgb3

Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myJ6OFgBk6I , https://www.youtube.com/@historicroyalpalaces/videos

https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/whats-on/torture-at-the-tower-exhibition/#gs.h7xjfq

https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/whats-on/the-gunpowder-plot/#gs.h7xkjk

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/real-story-of-bonfire-night/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Guy-Fawkes-Day

The Twisted Story of the Real Guy Fawkes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDUyoPHfZMw , https://www.youtube.com/@Thoughty2/videos

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?sel=site&searchPhrase=Guy+Fawkes+Night


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Guy+Fawkes+Night

Sunday, November 03, 2024

Friday, November 01, 2024

Are things heading towards World War Three?

 https://theweek.com/92967/are-we-heading-towards-world-war-3

Dumb Phones are Making a Comeback

 https://techround.co.uk/tech/dumb-phones-making-comeback-why/

A person could have a very basic cell-phone as their actual phone & text device with a SIM_card, then have a smartphone for video and free Wi-Fi access. 

Several people like to have a Dual_SIM in their smartphone, but some people might like to have a sim card in 2 phones.

https://www.laptopmag.com/phones/dumbphones-in-2024-social-media-trend-or-something-more

Instead of carrying around 2 nice & big smartphones, one of them could be a basic cell-phone.

https://www.cape.co/blog/best-dumb-phones-of-2024

Some people will carry a portable-charger or a power-bank with them to recharge their smartphone late in the day when away from home. Of course a basic cell-phone will last throughout the day.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240515-the-dumbphones-people-want-are-hard-to-find

However, by just having a basic phone for calls and texting, then they could still have a smartphone for pictures, video and web browsing. Thus, by doing that will likely reduce the need to always carry a portable-charger.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/is-the-flip-phone-back-why-some-people-are-switching-to-dumbphones-1.7236222

At the end of the day, some people will always prefer to have their all in one smartphone, but some people will just want to have a basic cell-phone.

https://medium.com/@fakherewaqalat/dumb-phones-the-resurgence-of-simplicity-in-a-complex-world-b72b22242c95

https://digidetoxing.com/what-is-the-dumb-phone-trend-in-2024

https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-portable-chargers-and-power-banks

https://www.techradar.com/news/top-portable-chargers 

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Bill Gates vs. Elon Musk

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/23/bill-gates-donates-millions-kamala-harris-campaign-election

The big money keeps on moving around the world.

https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/presidential-election/2024/10/24/671a6fd9ca4741c8478b4593.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/elections/bill-gates-future-forward-kamala-harris.html

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/bill-melinda-gates-foundation/summary?id=D000031958

https://www.opensecrets.org/2024-presidential-race

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-bill-gates-feud-coronavirus-electric-cars-2020-9

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/11/tech/elon-musk-bill-gates-isaacson-book/index.html

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/why-did-elon-musk-warn-bill-gates-will-he-be-able-to-annihilate-microsofts-founder-know-controversy-in-detail/articleshow/111495803.cms?from=mdr



https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Elon+Musk

Was the world’s oldest pyramid (built 25,000 years ago) not made by humans?

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/world-s-oldest-pyramid-built-25-000-years-ago-was-not-made-by-humans-archaeologists-claim/ar-AA1sGSoN

A lot of people seem to be uncomfortable with the possibility of history and technology going much further back than the conventional POV. 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-prehistoric-pyramid-may-have-just-rewritten-human-history-scientists-claim/

For some, this goes right into forbidden knowledge.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-criticize-alleged-discovery-of-the-oldest-pyramid-in-the-world-180983490/

If indeed human history and technology does go back much further than conventionally accepted, that might imply that humanity might have made the climb from the stone age to the space age more than once.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a45974321/controversial-underground-pyramid-in-indonesia/

Today, there are various people that would like civilization to be smashed back down into a dark age. Some would even like to test out their most powerful weapons to wipe out most of the population. IE, a WW3 scenario.

Whether there was an ancient world war or some big time natural disaster, almost everyone could have been destroyed. An ancient advanced civilization and its technology would be the stuff of legends or mythology today. 

Movies like Deep_Impact , Meteor and Armageddon depict a natural impact into the Earth scenario.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1566_Icarus#Project_Icarus


https://www.worldatlas.com/ancient-world/11-ancient-mysteries-researchers-still-can-t-explain.html

https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/architectural-facts/a3833-10-architecture-marvels-of-the-ancient-world-and-the-things-we-dont-know-about-them/

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a35867403/ancient-architecture/

https://www.pastfactory.com/culture/worlds-weirdest-architectural-mysteries/

https://www.loveproperty.com/gallerylist/92627/28-incredible-architectural-mysteries-explained


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobekli_Tepe